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SATCH! Where it all started!!

Advantages: Amazingly good and different for the era guitar playing
Disadvantages: no vocals, hard to relate to for non musicians

...Track List 1. Surfing With The Alien- 4:25- This iconic opening track features wah-wah riffs far removed from anything else of its time and a almost legendary pull of solo, The Riff of this track makes it one of the most memorable songs on the album as well as one of the most technically brilliant 2. Ice-9 -3.59- This song is an example of how joe can build complex and beatiful melody lines out of otherwise simple chord patterns, This song gives ...
...up to solos. instead of diving right in there! as many do these days! 3. Crushing Day - 5:14- My favourite song on the album, This song is satriani at his best, a memorable melody line and a strong prominent chord sequence, this song builds up magnificently into one of my favourite solo sections, shows great use of the whammy bar skills and legato sections which he is famous for, a must try for any guitarist. 4. Always With Me, Always With You- ...

thomasegan 21.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Surfing With The Alien [Remastered] - Joe Satriani

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Holy Moly!

Advantages: Ethereal Guitar; Experimentation With Genres; He Tries Singing
Disadvantages: He Tries Singing

...that holy day. Flying In A Blue Dream has a whopping 18 tracks on it, and runs well over an hour of playing time. I sat in my bedroom and listened to it straight through twice. The first time I think my mouth hung open the whole time. The second time it only hung open part-way through it. There is some incredible guitar-playing contained in this album...but that's true for all of Joe Satriani's releases. It's what he does. In the second track, "The ...
...a lot of ground with Flying in a Blue Dream. He tries out vocals, different styles and different instruments, as well as including several tracks of his signature power-guitar-playing. It's also a more produced album than Surfing With the Alien. It incorporates more filling in each song than just the basic guitar/bass/drums of Surfing... and correspondingly, sounds more full in the ear. Just like a microbrewed Stout or Porter has more "mouthfeel" ...

dawnog9 25.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Flying In A Blue Dream - Joe Satriani

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great album

Advantages: great guitar album
Disadvantages: not for everone mostly guitarists

i love this album and think it is one of steve vais best albums one of my favourite tracks is the audience is listening i think it is one of the best electric guitar riffs on clean ever . Also blue powder another great track a strange interpritation of the blues and one a realy do enjoy . i think this album can be appriciated for all but is mostly for a true guitar lovers as there is no words and the lead instrument it all the tunes is the guitar ...

glofty88 15.04.2008 · Read full review
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Joe Satriani

Advantages: Amust have for guitar aficionados
Disadvantages: Maybe for a certain audience

Instrumental guitar albums played by guitar virtuosos are not to everyones taste. Indeed only guitar players tend to show an interest, but Joe Satriani has stradled the line between cult and mainstream more than most of his contempories. Self taught and teacher to other notable names in the field Satriani has released 15 albums highlighting his brand of distorted riffs and catchy leads. This anthology brings his best work under one package, encompassing ...
...abiltiy to deliver a song where the guitar sounds like a lead vocal by use of beautifully composed melodic licks is the secret to his succsess. Still his best works, his 1987 album "Surfing with the Alien" gets decent representation here. "Always with Me, Always with You" is an exceptional love song with a wonderful palm muted intro and haunting melody is the trump card, but is backed up by exquisite fret work on more rocking songs such as the 80s ...

Lukejones1 08.05.2008 · Read full review
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Satriani - Still a musical genius

Advantages: Classic satch styles, New styles
Disadvantages: None

This album is definately not Satriani at his best - However thats not to say that this is a poor album. The album still contains classic satch attributes with its many hard hitting riffs and it's techniqual and melodic solos although he also experiments with new characteristics such as funk and electronic styles. Joe demonstrates on this album his versatility in style . He presents a wide range of styles going from the more gentle sounds of "Love ...
...like "Lights Of Heaven" and "Crystal Planet". For me, the tracks which stood out where "Crystal Planet", "Love Thing", "Train Of Angels" "Lights Of Heaven" and "Ceremony" which are all great examples of Satriani's outstanding work and would certainly enter the favourites of many Satriani fans . For any Satch Fan this is a must have. ...

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Review of Crystal Planet - Joe Satriani

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